Google Not Buying a Newspaper

For a while, the blogs were burning with the rumors that Google was going to buy a newspaper. Eric Schmidt has laid these suspicions to rest by announcing that Google will not pursue that option.

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YouTube Upload Rate Reaches 20 Hours/Minute

This has been true for some time, but now more than ever, it's impossible for any one person (or even a team of reasonable size) to keep up with all the clips uploaded to YouTube.  According to an official blog post, about 20 hours of video are introduced to the site in every minute of real time. 

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Twitter Cofounder Takes Stance Against Advertising

As people talk about what they're having for lunch, their favorite show's season finale, and LOLcats, other Twitter users shouldn't have to worry about seeing ads for Subway, "Lost," and Friskies anytime soon.  Twitter cofounder Biz Stone recently distanced himself from the idea of turning to ads for revenue. 

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Kentucky Basketball is Twitterific

When someone says the name University of Kentucky basketball, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? 7 National Championships, all time winningest program , tradition, Adolph Rupp, Twitter… wait, did I just say Twitter? That’s right, these days it almost seems like whenever people talk about UK, the famed micro-blogging site is involved somehow.

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YouTube and ESPN Form a New Bond

YouTube and ESPN have entered a new partnership together. YouTube's Chris Dale gave Webproworld a few details about it in a quick phone call. ESPN will be featuring content that is apparently going to be in line with their television programming, although from the sounds of it there won't be any live streaming, so don't look to watch games on here (at least for the…

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